diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/oembed/twitter-embed.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/oembed/twitter-embed.js
index e5ee1322be..28bb27d44f 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/oembed/twitter-embed.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/oembed/twitter-embed.js
@@ -57,14 +57,11 @@ class TwitterOEmbedProvider {
             }).join('&');
 
             try {
-                const result = await externalRequest(`https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets/${tweetId}?${queryString}`, {
-                    responseType: 'json',
+                const body = await externalRequest(`https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets/${tweetId}?${queryString}`, {
                     headers: {
                         Authorization: `Bearer ${this.dependencies.config.bearerToken}`
                     }
-                });
-
-                const body = JSON.parse(result.body);
+                }).json();
 
                 oembedData.tweet_data = body.data;
                 oembedData.tweet_data.includes = body.includes;